The Missing Chums
The Missing Chums
“Somewhere inside the cave a man was talking rapidly, but his words were muffled and indistinct.
“What’s he saying?” whispered Tony.
Frank motioned for the others to hold their places. Then he lay on his stomach and inched cautiously forward until his head was just outside the cave opening. From this position he could hear what was going on inside.
“Well, what’s happening?” Jerry whispered impatiently. “Tug at his ankle, Joe!”
But just then Frank came wriggling backward. He jumped to his feet, a...nd clutching his sides, hastened some distance down the path.
Joe, Tony, and Jerry ran after him.
“Frank—what’s the matter?” his brother asked. “What was he saying?”
Frank tried to speak, but his chest heaved with suppressed laughter. Finally he managed to tell them: “The fellow was saying... ‘B-buy B-b-butterfly Baby Foods’!”
Frank could hear what was going on inside “Wha-a-t!” The three boys looked at one another, completely mystified.MoreLess
“What’s he saying?” whispered Tony.
Frank motioned for the others to hold their places. Then he lay on his stomach and inched cautiously forward until his head was just outside the cave opening. From this position he could hear what was going on inside.
“Well, what’s happening?” Jerry whispered impatiently. “Tug at his ankle, Joe!”
But just then Frank came wriggling backward. He jumped to his feet, a...nd clutching his sides, hastened some distance down the path.
Joe, Tony, and Jerry ran after him.
“Frank—what’s the matter?” his brother asked. “What was he saying?”
Frank tried to speak, but his chest heaved with suppressed laughter. Finally he managed to tell them: “The fellow was saying... ‘B-buy B-b-butterfly Baby Foods’!”
Frank could hear what was going on inside “Wha-a-t!” The three boys looked at one another, completely mystified.MoreLess
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